FACTS (magazine)

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FACTS
Categories News magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherTamedia Publications
Founded1995
Final issue2007
Company Tamedia Group
Country Switzerland
Based in Zurich
Language German language
ISSN 1422-9986

FACTS was a weekly news magazine from Switzerland owned by Tamedia. [1] The weekly published between 1995 and 2007.

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History and profile

FACTS was established by Tamedia AG in 1995. [2] The magazine initially oriented itself after the German magazine Focus until it obtained its own profile. It was among the leading news magazines in Switzerland. [3] The magazine was published on a weekly basis in German [4] and was part of Tamedia. [5]

In Spring 2002, the magazine was banned from the planes of the Swiss International Air Lines following the publication of an article criticizing the company. [6]

The main competitor of FACTS was the weekly Weltwoche . In 1997, FACTS had a circulation of 103,424 copies. [7] In 2005, the magazine had a circulation of about 73,000 copies, with a reader reachout of about 440,000 readers.

In 2007, FACTS ceased publication. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Georgios Terzis, ed. (2007). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 182. ISBN   978-1-84150-192-5 . Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "History of Tamedia AG". Funding Universe. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 252. ISBN   978-0-7619-4131-6.
  4. ↑ "Switzerland Magazine News Media". All News Media. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Swiss media groups plan a strategic merger". Swiss Info. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Marc Höchli (2010). The Invisible Scissors: Media Freedom and Censorship in Switzerland. Peter Lang. p. 233. ISBN   978-3-0343-0389-7.
  7. ↑ Sibylle Hardmeier (1999). "Political Poll Reporting in Swiss Print Media". International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 11 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Cyril Jost (4 February 2011). "The challenges confronting the Swiss press". In a Global. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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